Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
सीत्कारः कुपितैः कार्यः संतोषेण विवर्जितैः । एवं सर्वेषु कृत्येषु न च कार्यो विनिर्णयः
sītkāraḥ kupitaiḥ kāryaḥ saṃtoṣeṇa vivarjitaiḥ | evaṃ sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu na ca kāryo vinirṇayaḥ
കോപിതരും സന്തോഷരഹിതരുമായവർ അസന്തോഷത്തിൽ ‘സീത്കാരം’ ചെയ്യുന്നു; അതിനാൽ അത്തരം നിലയിൽ ഏതൊരു കർമത്തിലും അന്തിമ നിർണ്ണയം ചെയ്യരുത്।
Viśvāmitra (contextual)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembly of brāhmaṇas/pilgrims seeking procedural guidance
Scene: A small assembly of brāhmaṇas and pilgrims in a temple-courtyard; one agitated man hisses in displeasure while elders gesture for calm, indicating that no verdict should be issued in anger.
FAQs
Dharma requires inner composure; decisions made amid anger and dissatisfaction are considered ritually unsound.
The instruction is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya discourse in Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
Avoid making a ‘vinirṇaya’ (final determination) in rites when anger/displeasure signs (like sītkāra) are present.